SUSTAINABLE FISH SOURCING AND SUPERMARKETS

Early day motion 25, tabled 6 November 2007 by Bill Wiggin (Conservative). Signed by 65 members.

That this House applauds the work that the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and Marine Stewardship Council undertake to assist consumers in making informed choices about the seafood they buy and whether it comes from sustainably managed sources; notes the importance of effective and honest labelling; congratulates the efforts that Waitrose and Marks and Spencer have undertaken to source sustainably and their subsequent position at the top of the MCS's Sustainable Supermarket League Table 2007; further notes that supermarkets account for between 80 per cent. and 90 per cent. of fresh fish and shellfish sales; and calls upon retailers to act responsibly and source seafood products from sustainable fisheries.

Signatures by party: Conservative 31, Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 12, DUP 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.